Life Insurance: How much do you need?
Most people with a family dependent on their income know that life insurance is an important part of their overall financial plan, but few know how much coverage they actually need. Some life insurance agents swear by a formula, such as 8 times of salary, or a flat rate of half a million for everybody. But it’s most likely that these ‘methods’ of determining your life insurance needs are inaccurate. Instead, they are fabricated by the agent to simplify his life by not having to perform the calculations manually. So what is the right amount? Thanks to software provided by the life insurance companies, all it takes is a few minutes to determine the life insurance coverage that you need. They are typically all very similar, prompting you to input cash and income needs at death, and sources of cash at death. It then adds these amounts together to output your total coverage required.
LifePhases: an alternative to term and permanent life insurance
The main argument against term insurance is that premiums often increase dramatically at renewal, becoming up to five times as expensive at the first renewal and up to one hundred times the initial premium at the final renewal. The premium increases do not reflect the increase in an individual’s income. On the other hand, permanent insurance is likely to be too expensive initially, beyond the means of the average consumer. There appears to be room for an intermediate product that has neither the outrageous renewal increases of term nor the staggering initial costs of permanent insurance. PPI Solutions, along with Assumption Life, came up with a solution, called LifePhases and LifePhases Plus.
Term Vs Permanent Life Insurance: Which Should You Choose? [Infographic]
I think you’ll agree with me when I say:
Life insurance products are WAY too confusing for the layman.
Or is it?
Well, it turns out that the vast majority of life insurance products fall under 1 of 2 categories: term and permanent.
Two categories – much easier to remember than dozens of products, right?
In this post, I will do a thorough comparison between them – the ultimate term vs permanent life insurance showdown.
And in the end, I’ll also help you answer the question:
“Which one is right for me?”
Permanent life insurance: 5 most common uses
Permanent life insurance has long been compared to term life insurance in terms of suitability and usage. While some favour term, permanent has its own set of benefits and uses. In this post we highlight permanent life insurance and its 5 most common uses: final expenses, investment/insurance hybrid, legacy, estate equalization, business applications.
Term life insurance and its 5 most common uses
Most people, when they think of life insurance, don’t picture a policy with cash values, investments, and so forth. They envision life insurance simply as straight forward as paying premiums in exchange for a death benefit when they die. This is exactly the principle of term life insurance. As part of a series of posts covering the basics of life insurance, in this week’s topic I will cover the 5 most common uses of term life insurance: final expenses, specific family need, income replacement, business applications, conversion to permanent.
5 important points to consider when purchasing life insurance
Five important points to keep in mind when thinking about purchasing life insurance. Know why you’re buying it, how much coverage is needed, whether to buy term or permanent, choosing additional options and affordability. There is no “perfect policy” that is suitable for everybody. The only perfect policy is one that is in force at the time of death of the life insured. Start by discussing with your family what your objective is for purchasing life insurance, and speak to a licensed insurance professional about your different options.
